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bascinet

/ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/

bascinet noun: a light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).

bascinet: a light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made...
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Noun

bascinet (plural bascinets)

  1. A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).

Forms of bascinet

pluralbascinets
alternative formbasinet
alternative formbassinet
alternative formbacinet
alternative formbasnet

Origin of bascinet

Via Middle English basynet (attested since the early 1300s), from Anglo-Norman bacynet, bacinet (“little basin”), diminutive of bacin, bassin (“basin, helmet”), but compare bassinet.

Questions about bascinet

What does bascinet mean?
Bascinet means a light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
What part of speech is bascinet?
Bascinet is a noun.
How do you pronounce bascinet?
Bascinet is pronounced /ˌbæsɪˈnɛt/ (UK).
What is the plural of bascinet?
The plural of bascinet is bascinets.

Words near bascinet in the dictionary

  1. BASc
  2. bascart
  3. bascarts
  4. Basch
  5. Baschurch
  6. bascinet
  7. bascinets
  8. Basco
  9. Basco-
  10. Bascologist
  11. Bascologists

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